RPT-Qube, Brookfield raising A$1 bln loan for Asciano's ports -sources

SYDNEY, March 29 (Reuters) - Australia's Qube Holdings Ltd and Canada's Brookfield Asset Management Inc are raising a A$1 billion ($753 million) loan to help pay for the ports business of Asciano Ltd, in a carve-up of Australia's largest ports and rail operator, people familiar with the transaction said on Tuesday.